Nike/US Lacrosse Mid-Atlantic Girls' Report

Player of the Week

Marie McCool, Moorestown (N.J.)

The UNC commit came up big in the final high school game of her
career on Saturday. The senior scored four unanswered goals to help
her team to a five goal second half and a win over Summit in the
Tournament of Champions.

The Final Four of the Virginia High School League Class 6A and
5A championship is set. In Class 6A Battlefield (Va.) hosts
Westfield (Va.) and Oakton (Va.) hosts Osbourn Park (Va.) on
Tuesday. The 5A semifinals feature Western Albemarle (Va.) hosting
Loudoun Valley (Va.) and Woodgrove (Va.) hosting Salem (Va.) on
Tuesday.

Mid-Atlantic Region Top 10

1. McDonogh (Md.), 21-0

The Eagles clinched their fifth straight FAB 50 National
Championship with a 16-13 win over Roland Park in the IAAM
championship game. McDonogh won its sixth straight IAAM
championship and extended their winning streak to 112 consecutive
games.

2. Moorestown (N.J.), 26-0

Marie McCool scored four goals and Adriana Pendino had two goals
and an assist as Moorestown defeated Summit (N.J.) 8-6 to win the
2014 Tournament of Champions.

3. Bishop Ireton (Va.), 20-4

The Cardinals saved their best lacrosse of the year until the
end of the season, winning 10 straight games and winning both the
Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and VISAA championships.
Junior Kelly Matthews had an impressive playoff run with 13 goals
in the WCAC playoffs and eight goals in the Virginia State
playoffs.

4. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Va.),
27-2

The Saints finish their season as ISL champions with a 12-6 win
over Georgetown Visitation and as VISAA runners-up. Junior Ellie
Majure led the team with 109 goals and Gussie Johns made 159 saves.
Junior Abby Bailey led the team with 50 assists.

5. Roland Park (Md.), 16-4

The Reds won seven of their last eight games to end the year,
which included wins over St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, Georgetown
Visitation (D.C.), Bryn Mawr (Md.) and Notre Dame Prep (Md.).
Senior CeCe Finney scored six goals in a 12-10 win over Notre Dame
Prep in the IAAM semifinal game to propel them into the
championship game against McDonogh.

6. Notre Dame Prep (Md.), 10-5

The Blazers season ended with a 12-10 loss to Roland Park in the
IAAM semifinals. Notre Dame Prep posted wins over Archbishop
Spalding, Severn, Roland Park, Manhasset and Bryn Mawr this
season.

7. Georgetown Visitation (D.C.), 17-8

The Tigers finish 2014 as the ISL runners-up after dropping a
12-6 decision to St. Stephen's & St. Agnes. Senior Kelly Myers
led the team with 92 goals and junior Maggie Jackson led with 62
assists this season.

8. Severn School (Md.), 14-4

The Admirals almost pulled the upset over No. 1 McDonogh,
leading the Eagles 6-5 at halftime and holding a two-goal lead with
six minutes left. In the end they fell 13-12, but it was the first
one-goal game for McDonogh in two years. In the two losses to
McDonogh this season, Severn only lost by a combined four goals and
was the closest any team played them this season.

9. Good Counsel (Md.), 14-6

The Falcons are WCAC runners-up in 2014 after falling 17-7 to
Bishop Ireton in the championship game. Freshman Taylor McDaniels
led the team with 34 goals while senior Paige Graham led the team
with 27 assists.

10. Garnet Valley (Pa.), 24-2

The Jaguars got five goals from Haley Warden and Emily Mathewson
in a 13-9 win over Springfield-Delco (Pa.) to win the PIAA
championship.

News and Notes

Moorestown trailed by two goals at halftime to Summit, but Marie
McCool scored four unanswered goals in four minutes and 32 seconds
to lead the Quakers to a five goal second half and its third
straight NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title. The win was
Moorestown's 77th straight victory and third-straight undefeated
season.

"She [McCool] had the performance of a lifetime today,"
Moorestown coach Deanna Knobloch told the Newark Star Ledger.
"Marie definitely turned it around in the second half and gave us
the spark that we needed."

The Quakers outscored the Hilltoppers 5-1 in the second
half.

"At halftime, I didn't think about me personally scoring at all.
I didn't score the whole first half, and I didn't even think about
it. I don't need to score to be satisfied, I just wanted us to work
together," McCool told the Star-Ledger. "I just saw the
opportunity, so I took it. They were pressuring me, and I actually
like when people pressure me because I use my speed when that
happens."

Moorestown has won six of the eight Tournament of Champions
title since the event started. They currently have the
second-longest active winning streak in the nation behind
McDonogh's 112 straight wins.

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Garnet Valley outscored Springfield-Delco 7-3 in the first half
to win its third PIAA championship in four years. Emily Matthewson
tallied eight points on five goals and three assists and Haley
Warden had six points on five goals and one assist in the victory.
Goalie Paige Mitros made 12 saves.

Springfield-Delco came out in the second half with three quick
goals and cut the lead to 7-6 before Warden scored two-straight
goals followed by two goals from Matthewson to extend the lead to
12-6 with 7:49 remaining.

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Sophomore Nora Bowen scored five goals in helping Woodgrove
(Va.) to a 14-11 win over Loudoun Valley in the Virginia 5A North
region final. Woodgrove advanced to the state semifinals in the
win.

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Sophomore Alexandra Kugler scored six goals in helping
Battlefield to a 11-5 win over Osbourn Park (Va.) in the Virginia
6A South region final. Kugler scored five of her goals in the first
half to help the Bobcats out to a 6-2 lead. Freshman Brynn
Sunderland scored three goals in the win.